不

bùㄅㄨˋ

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HSK 1 TOCFL 1

Meaning

Meanings

1
no; not so
2
(bound form) not; un-

Examples

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我不知道。

I have no idea.

我不知道。

I don't know.

我不知道應該說什麼才好。

我不知道應該說什麼纔好。

I'm at a loss for words.

我只是不知道應該說什麼而已……

I just don't know what to say.

我不知道我有沒有時間。

I don't know if I have the time.

Grammar

Grammar using 不

V 不 V

A-not-A questions · A1 · TOCFL a1

不

Negative replies with 不 (bu) · A1 · TOCFL a1

不是

Negating identity with 不是 (bushi) · A1 · TOCFL a1

不没

不 (bu) vs 没 (mei) · A1 · TOCFL a1

一点也不

Not at all with 一点也不 · A2 · TOCFL a2

不太

Not very with 不太 (bu tai) · A2 · TOCFL a2

Show 1 more grammar concepts

得不

Potential complements with 得 and 不 · A2 · TOCFL a2

Characters

Character breakdown

一

yī

one

Related: 不

不下

bù xià

to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)

不久

bù jiǔ

not long (after)

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不便

bù biàn

inconvenient

不仅

bù jǐn

not just; not limited to

不免

bù miǎn

inevitably

不公

bù gōng

unjust

不再

bù zài

no more; no longer

Stroke practice

Practice writing 不

Characters

simplified script

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